Questionnaire Structure

In the ORS a questionnaire is composed of sections and questions.

Sections can be seen as the building blocks of the questionnaire structure, and can contain any number of questions or other sections.

In the system the questionnaire structure is represented in the same way as a tree of folders and files, with the questionnaire information serving as the root of the tree, sections being represented as folders and questions as files.

How to navigate the questionnaire structure

From the questionnaire edit page you can navigate between elements of the questionnaire by clicking on their icon in the tree structure on the rightV hand side (the root folder represents the questionnaire basic information and configuration, the other folders represent sections and files represent questions);

Above the main administration menu there’s also a breadcrumbs like element that represents the path to the current selected element in the questionnaire tree. You can navigate to the ancestor elements by clicking on their title in this element.

Structure Ordering

When adding new sections and questions to a questionnaire these will be displayed in the order in which they were created.

To ensure the integrity of the questionnaire structure the following rules apply:

The root node cannot be moved, as it represents the questionnaire and not an actual section

All objects can be reordered with their siblings

Questions must be contained within sections and therefore cannot be moved to the root of the tree

Questions with loop item types or extra information regarding loop items associated with them cannot be moved to another section

Sections cannot be moved if they are of looping type

Sections cannot be moved if they have extra information regarding loop items associated with them

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This user guide was initially compiled for training staff of the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) by UNEP-WCMC, with funding from the CMS Secretariat. It has been adapted for training staff of the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with funding from the CITES. Secretariat
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